11/23/2024 2:05:12 AM	SPAN 3 Course Outline as of Summer 2022	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SPAN 3	Title:  INTERMEDIATE SPANISH-1
Full Title:  Intermediate Spanish-Part One
Last Reviewed:11/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Speaking, reading and writing in Spanish with discussions and essays to develop linguistic skill and cultural knowledge, bridging from beginning  linguistic and cultural content to intermediate.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of SPAN 2 OR SPAN 40

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Speaking, reading and writing in Spanish with discussions and essays to develop linguistic skill and cultural knowledge, bridging from beginning  linguistic and cultural content to intermediate.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of SPAN 2 OR SPAN 40
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1990
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
	6A	Language Other Than English
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: SPAN 200	Intermediate Spanish I	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): SPAN3

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Convey orally and in writing narratives, descriptions and opinions in past, present and future tenses.

2.  Analyze complex linguistic structures and apply them to written and oral communication.

3.  Comprehend spoken Spanish on a wide range of concrete and abstract topics.

4.  Interpret and discuss various components and types of Spanish literature.

5.  Identify and contrast cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Compose multi-paragraph compositions on topics of general or societal interest.

2. Hold a conversation and speak extemporaneously on a wide range of personal and social

    topics with congruent grammar.

3. Comprehend Spanish spoken naturally on a wide range of common topics.

4. Comprehend, analyze, discuss and answer questions orally and in writing about the main ideas

    and details in short fiction and non-fiction texts.

5. Produce complex sentences in a broad range of tenses with fair control of syntax and linking

    elements.

6. Produce the subjunctive, both present and imperfect, as well as conditional and If clauses in

    their most common uses.

7. Produce most everyday Spanish vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and some theme-specific

    vocabulary extracted from readings.

8. Correctly pronounce both familiar and unfamiliar Spanish words.

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction to Ancillary Materials (such as)

     A. Accessing online activities

     B. Accessing other digital resources

II. Vocabulary, Idioms, Written Discourse Conventions, and Other Linguistic Elements of

    Spanish

    A. Nature, the environment, recycling and conservation

    B. Urban life, street directions, bank transactions and post office

    C. Health and well-being, exercise and nutrition, professions and occupations, the workplace,

         and job interviews

    D. Spanish-language media and current events

    E. Art forms and sociopolitical phenomena

III. Spanish Grammar and Sentence Structure

    A. The subjunctive: verbs of emotion and doubt, with conjunctions and hypotheticals

    B. "Nosotros" commands

    C. Past participles used as adjectives

    D. Present, past, future and conditional perfect

    E. The present perfect, past perfect, and past subjunctive

    F.  If clauses

IV. Interpreting Literary Passages, in Original Spanish, by Spanish or Latin American writers

     (such as)

     A. Garcia Lorca

    B. Marco Denevi

    C. Octavio Paz

    D. Gabriel García Márquez

Assignments:

1.   Lessons from the textbook (averaging 15 pages per week)

2.   Memorization of vocabulary and verb conjugations (averaging 75 words per week)

3.   Exercises connected to the textbook's website or other digital resources (averaging 2 hours

      per week)

4.   Weekly or bi-weekly quizzes and chapter exams

5.   Compositions of 500 words (3 per semester)

6.   Oral participation, group activities and projects

7.   Oral debates on contemporary issues

8.   Dictation and written translation

9.   Research on cultural and literary topics

10. Viewing and extracting information from cultural videos or Spanish-language films

11. Reading and gathering information from Spanish-language newspapers, magazines, books,

      and Spanish-language websites or other digital resources

12. Final exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Translations, grammar exercises, compositions
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Group activities, projects, debate, research, video and reading assignments
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Group activities, projects, debate
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Quizzes, exams and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Web-based assignments

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Vistas. 6th ed. Blanco, Jose and Donley, Philip. Vista Higher Learning. 2020

Imagina. 4th ed. Blanco, Jose and Tocaimaza-Hatch, C. Cecilia. Vista Higher Learning. 2018

Instructor prepared materials

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